[Federal Register: February 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 29)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
Endangered Species Recovery Permit Applications
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of permit applications.
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SUMMARY: We invite the public to comment on the following application
to conduct certain activities with endangered species.
DATES: Comments on these permit applications must be received on or
before March 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Written data or comments should be submitted to the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, Chief, Endangered Species, Ecological
Services, 911 NE. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 (telephone:
503-231-2063; fax: 503-231-6243). Please refer to the respective permit
number for each application when submitting comments. All comments
received, including names and addresses, will become part of the
official administrative record and may be made available to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Documents and other information
submitted with these applications are available for review, subject to
the requirements of the Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act, by
any party who submits a written request for a copy of such documents to
the address above. Please refer to the respective permit number for
each application when requesting copies of documents.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants have applied for a
scientific research permit to conduct certain activities with
endangered species pursuant to section 10(a)(1)(A) of the Endangered
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (we) solicits review and comment from local, State, and Federal
agencies, and the public on the following permit requests.
Permit No. TE-115370
Applicant: Gage Dayton, Moss Landing, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the Santa Cruz long-toed salamander (Ambystoma
macrodactylum croceum) and the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense) in conjunction with surveys in Santa Cruz and Monterey
Counties in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-115373
Applicant: Darin Busby, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and collect and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the vernal pool
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), the Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus wootoni), and the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis), and take (survey by pursuit) the Quino checkerspot
butterfly (Euphydryas editha quino) in conjunction with surveys
throughout the range of each species in California for the purpose of
enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-115725
Applicant: Ellen Howard, San Diego, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (capture and collect and
kill) the Conservancy fairy shrimp (Branchinecta conservatio), the
longhorn fairy shrimp (Branchinecta longiantenna), the vernal pool
tadpole shrimp (Lepidurus packardi), the Riverside fairy shrimp
(Streptocephalus wootoni), and the San Diego fairy shrimp (Branchinecta
sandiegonensis) in conjunction with surveys throughout the range of
each species in California for the purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-797999
Applicant: Merkel & Associates, Inc., San Diego, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey, tag,
collect tissue, mark by toe-clipping, and release) the desert slender
salamander (Batrachoseps aridus) and the arroyo southwestern toad (Bufo
microscaphus californicus), take (harass by survey, capture, handle,
collect, release) the unarmored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus
aculeatus williamsoni), take (harass by survey, capture, handle, and
release) the tidewater goby (Eucyclogobius newberryi), take (locate and
monitor nests) the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), and take
(locate and monitor nests, capture, handle, weigh, band, and release)
the California least tern (Sterna antillarum browni) and the light-
footed clapper rail (Rallus longirostris levipes) in conjunction with
surveys throughout the range of each species in California for the
purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-117075
Applicant: Richard Stabler, Santa Rosa, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, capture,
handle, and release) the California tiger salamander (Ambystoma
californiense) and the California freshwater shrimp (Syncaris pacifica)
in conjunction with surveys in Sonoma County, California for the
purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-795934
Applicant: Jones and Stokes Associates, Inc., Sacramento,
California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (harass by survey,
capture, handle, and release) the California tiger salamander
(Ambystoma californiense) in conjunction with surveys throughout its
range in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-117947
Applicant: Kevin B. Clark, San Diego, California.
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The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus), take (locate and
monitor nests, capture, handle, and release) the California least tern
(Sterna antillarum browni), and the southwestern willow flycatcher
(Empiconax traillii extimus) in conjunction with surveys throughout the
range of each species in California, Arizona, and New Mexico for the
purpose of enhancing their survival.
Permit No. TE-118371
Applicant: K2 Environmental LLC, Bend, Oregon.
The applicant requests a permit to take (locate and monitor nests)
the least Bell's vireo (Vireo bellii pusillus) in conjunction with
surveys throughout the range of the species in California for the
purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-118338
Applicant: Jana Johnson, Winnetka, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (captively rear) the Palos
Verdes blue butterfly (Gaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis) in
conjunction with a breeding program in Los Angeles County, California,
for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-118356
Applicant: Olofson Environmental, Inc., Oakland, California.
The applicant requests a permit to take (harass by survey, locate
and monitor nests) the California clapper rail (Rallus longirostris
obsoletus) in conjunction with demographic studies throughout the range
of the species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
Permit No. TE-068072
Applicant: Philippe Vergne, Ramona, California.
The permittee requests an amendment to take (capture, handle, mark,
and release) the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi) in
conjunction with demographic studies throughout the range of the
species in California for the purpose of enhancing its survival.
We solicit public review and comment on each of these recovery
permit applications.
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Michael B. Fris,
Acting Manager, California/Nevada Operations Office, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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